When Bob & Elaine McIntyre and Robbie Cox close their eyes and think of a place that means a great deal to them, Carpenter Hospice is one of the places they see. The home, in the heart of [...]

Dan Lawrie believes that investing in public art can enrich lives. To contribute to that enrichment, Lawrie, CEO of Dan Lawrie Insurance Brokers Ltd., launched a family fund with the Burlington [...]

DJ is wearing a brilliant kelly green ski jacket. He’s a strapping boy of seven whose eyes sparkle with the clarity and wonder of someone just beginning to travel the road of life.  His mom, [...]

This story is one of two births – Ally’s and Amelia’s. It is also one that very well displays how Burlington Foundation’s commitment to sustainable change is critical. “Much community [...]

Bruce Anderson, 92, should be considered a living treasure. He’s the type of guy Nelson Allan had in mind, when at the age of 73 he created an endowment fund with Burlington Foundation to support [...]

It can be difficult for anyone to maintain a healthy active lifestyle.  For families living with lower income levels struggling to make ends meet, unfortunately achieving this without some form [...]

Learning new skills. Gaining self-confidence. Making new friends and getting fit while having fun. This is what a group of Aldershot girls and boys aged 10-to-12-years are doing every Saturday [...]

George Bagaco had a vision. It was that, “No man, woman or child should have to go to bed hungry while stores, restaurants and other food suppliers are tossing food in our landfills.” In 1995, [...]

Pioneer Energy has come a long way since founder Murray Hogarth opened his first gas station in Hamilton in 1956. The company’s values are to operate every day with integrity, live the [...]

For Ron Foxcroft, volunteering is a way of life. A longtime supporter of the Burlington Foundation, Foxcroft first joined the Board of Directors in 2014 and ultimately served as Chair of the [...]

Rick Burgess is currently the Honorary Chair of the Share to Care Gala. He was on the Board from 2007 to 2012, serving as Chair from 2008 to 2010.  During that time he sat on several Board [...]

Jodi Younger is the Clinical Director, General Psychiatry & Addiction Services at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. When Jodi was presented with the opportunity to represent St. Joseph’s [...]

In January 2014 Stephanie Fontaine started volunteering at the Foundation once a week, helping with a variety of tasks like community research, event logistics, social media and office [...]